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IWI Danlarger figure on 5 of 5
Zastava M72larger figure on 0 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Rate of fire
Single source620 RPM[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Zastava M72 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Zastava Arms[source] |
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | — |
| Produced | 2014–present[source] | since 1973[source] |
| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas-actuated (rotating bolt)[source] |
| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 30, 40 round box magazines or 75 round drum magazine[source] |
| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Adjustable iron sights , optional mount required for optical sights[source] |
| In service | — | 1973–present[source] |
| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
| Wars | — | Salvadoran Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency[source] |
| Designed | — | 1972[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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